This Is American Rugby: Magleby To Step Down As Eagles 7's Coach

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Magleby To Step Down As Eagles 7's Coach

Alex Magleby announced today that he will step down as head coach of the U.S.A. 7's team following the World Cup in June. Magleby has only been in charge of the team for a little more than a year but felt that the timing was right. “Timing is much of life, and as we have tried to teach the players, there is a time and a place for most things. The hard part is figuring out where those moments are and will be. My contract ends following the Rugby World Cup in Moscow, and with the subsequent start of the 3-year cycle into the Rio Olympics, now is the right time for transition,” said Magleby to USARugby.org.

During his tenure Magleby has done much to built the Eagles program. He was a large instigator of the Olympic Development Academy system and was vital in expanding the number of residency contracts. On the field Magleby led the Eagles to the Cup quarterfinals in five of the nine IRB Sevens Series stops and helped guide them to three straight Plate final appearances at the end of the season. Magleby was also instrumental in helping the team escape the relegation playoffs.

U.S.A. Rugby will immediately begin the search for the next head coach.

What do you think of the news? How would you rate Magleby as coach?

2 comments:

Tom ClaymanMay 29, 2013 at 4:47 PM
This is curious. Wonder if there is pressure coming from the USOC to get results now, or they don't have confidence that Alex can deliver a medal in Rio. What we can be sure of is that the rugby media will not reveal anything.
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Grant ColeMay 29, 2013 at 7:06 PM
Mags, thanks for taming the beast and giving us hope in the process. I cannot imagine how difficult this decision must have been. You were on track to being a great national 7s coach. Enjoy your life, sir.

I think one of the things that Mags did (& Al laid the foundation for him doing this) was to show the world the potential held by US Men's rugby. Nigel, et al should have no end of high-level applicants, foreign and domestic, for this vacancy.
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